Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026
Lot 901
LITERATURE, NINE PUBLICATIONS BY THE SHIMBI SHOIN PUBLISHING HOUSE
Estimate £200 - £400
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Description
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LITERATURE
NINE PUBLICATIONS BY THE SHIMBI SHOIN PUBLISHING HOUSE
MEIJI ERA, 1904-1909
Comprising: a set of Masterpieces Selected from the Ukiyoe School, volumes I-V, edition de luxe, n.38/100; a set of Masterpieces by Motonobu, volumes I-II, limited edition, n.100/2,000; and two copies of Old Masterpieces Reproduced by The Shimbi Shoin. (9)
Provenance: one set with a presentation slip dedicated to Mrs C W Christie-Miller and dated June 1909. Alice Wakefield Christie-Miller was an important collector of Japanese art, which she notably lent to the Red Cross Exhibition (1915).